Immigration

Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Government plans to produce a report on asylum and immigration as part of its Scotland Analysis Programme.

David Mundell: The Scotland analysis programme has published eight papers to date examining how Scotland contributes to, and benefits from, being part of the UK.
	The programme will continue to look in detail at the main issues in the Scottish independence debate.

Human Trafficking

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many victims of trafficking for labour exploitation received civil or criminal compensation in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

Damian Green: Victims of trafficking for labour exploitation can apply for compensation from a number of different sources and through different legal proceedings. The Government does not currently compile statistics in relation to these awards.

Babies

Lucy Powell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of baby banks; what estimate he has made of the number of baby banks in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the number of families accessing baby banks.

Esther McVey: Baby banks are not related to the work of the Department for Work and Pensions.
	The Government is committed to ending child poverty in the UK. Evidence is clear that work remains the best route out of poverty and we are helping more people back into work through our welfare reform programme. We also provide support to low income families to help with the cost of living, including new born babies. For example, we are investing £105 million per year in Healthy Start Vouchers for low income families with young children to help with essential foods and vitamins. In addition the Department for Education has been allocated funding of over £1 billion (£449 million in 2014-15 and £634 million in 2015-16) to fund universal free school meals for infant pupils. Further, some low-income mothers will also be eligible for the £500 maternity grant benefit, which directly helps with the costs of new born children.
	We have not made any assessment of the use of baby banks nor do we collect any statistics.

Disclosure of Information

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  whether Ministers in his Department have discussed or received recommendations from other governmental agencies improving his Department's response to subject access requests;
	(2)  how many officials in his Department were (a) responsible for and (b) available to complete subject access requests (i) nationally and (ii) in each region in 2013;
	(3)  what procedures and contingencies his Department has put in place to ensure that responses to subject access requests are completed within the 40 day deadline stipulated by the Data Protection Act 1998.

Michael Penning: DWP Ministers have not discussed or received recommendations from other governmental agencies improving DWP's response to subject access requests. DWP compliance with the Data Protection Act is regularly reviewed by the Information Commissioner's Office.
	DWP takes its data protection responsibilities seriously and has a network of 86 Data Protection Officer (DPOs) supported by 145 Deputy Data Protection Officers (DDPOs) who are available to cover for periods of absence. They are responsible for dealing with subject access requests for personal information held by DWP, are all suitably trained and work to the statutory deadline. Data Protection Officers make themselves visible to other staff so they know who to pass requests to. All DWP staff are provided with data protection awareness training emphasising the timescales in which to handle subject access requests.

Employment and Support Allowance

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, 
	(1)  how many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; of those how many appealed that decision and of those appealing how many were (a) moved back to the support group as a consequence of the appeal, (b) not moved back to the support group as a consequence of the appeal and (c) still awaiting their appeal decision in October 2012 and each month since then;
	(2)  how many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; of those how many sought a review of that decision and of those seeking a review how many were (a) moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review, (b) not moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review and (c) still awaiting the decision on their request for review in each month since October 2012;
	(3)  many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved (a) from the support group to the work-related group and (b) from the work-related group to the support group in each month since October 2012.

Esther McVey: The information requested to answer the above three questions is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Personal Independence Payment: Wales

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many claims for personal independence payments have been (a) begun and (b) concluded in (i) Wales and (ii) Wrexham since June 2013;
	(2)  what the current average waiting time in Wales from a consultation being carried out by an independent health professional in relation to a personal independence claim to an assessment being made in respect of that claim is;
	(3)  what the current average waiting time in Wales from commencement of a personal independence claim to a consultation being carried out by an independent health professional in relation to that claim is.

Michael Penning: Although limited data has started to feed through from the PIP Computer System, we need to wait until the data has been quality assured and meaningful figures for publication can be developed. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on new claims to PIP for the first time in spring 2014 aligned to the DLA National Statistics release.

Social Security Benefits

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people were receiving (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance-support group and (c) employment and support allowance-work-related group in (i) October 2012 and (ii) each month since then.

Esther McVey: Monthly statistics on the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants and quarterly statistics on employment and support allowance claimants can be found at:
	https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp
	Guidance for users can be found at:
	https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
	Employment and support allowance case load statistics are not available monthly.

Work Capability Assessment

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, columns 50-2W, on work capability assessment: Wales, what the (a) number and (b) proportion has been of people who underwent work capability assessments and had a mental health condition in each region and constituent part of the UK to date.

Michael Penning: The information requested is shown in the following table.
	All new claims to employment and support allowance (ESA) and for claimants with mental and behavioural disorders recorded as the main disabling condition that underwent work capability assessments-October 2008 to February 2013.
	
		
			 Region Total Total with mental and behavioural disorders as the recorded condition Proportion with mental and behavioural disorders as the condition (percentage) 
			 Great Britain 3,042,700 1,134,300 37 
			     
			 England 2,482,400 906,900 37 
			 East Midlands 209,400 73,700 35 
			 East of England 230,100 84,200 37 
			 London 345,800 122,900 36 
			 North East 180,600 67,100 37 
			 North West 436,600 170,600 39 
			 South East 295,400 109,000 37 
			 South West 218,800 81,200 37 
			 West Midlands 278,300 96,900 35 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 287,400 101,500 35 
			 Scotland 347,000 148,200 43 
			 Wales 210,400 78,300 37 
			 Unknown 2,800 800 29 
			 Notes: 1. There is a reporting lag of approximately eight months at the issuing date of this statistical output owing to the time needed to process data and time allowed to enable each cohort's assessment phase to elapse. 2. Case load figures rounded to nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to the rounding method use. Proportions are rounded to the nearest whole number. 3. Figures include those cases where the functional assessment has not been completed. 4. Condition Groups are based on the International Classification of Diseases (2010). Source: Department for Work and Pensions benefit administration dataset 
		
	
	Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
	http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_ publications.htm

Children: Day Care

Lucy Powell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the number of (a) childminders, (b) school nurseries and (c) private and voluntary nursery providers offering free nursery provision for (i) two year-olds and (ii) three and four year-olds.

Elizabeth Truss: Information on the number of two-year-olds accessing funded early education provision by provider type will first be collected in January 2014 and published in summer 2014.
	The number of providers delivering funded early education to three- and four-year-olds are given in the table:
	
		
			 Type of provider Number of providers 
			 Child minding networks1 320 
			 Maintained schools2 16,520 
			 Private and voluntary providers3 19,700 
			 Independent schools 890 
			 All providers 37,430 
			 1 It is not possible to distinguish between child minding networks and individual child minders in the data. A figure for the number of child minding networks has therefore been provided. 2 Includes maintained nursery schools, state-funded primary schools, state-funded secondary schools and special schools. 3 Includes private day nurseries, playgroups or pre-schools, nurseries, family combined integrated centres, Sure Start children centres (main and linked), local authority day nurseries and other types of private and voluntary providers. Source: Early Years Census, School Census, and School Level Annual School Census 
		
	
	A full breakdown of types of providers delivering funded early education to three- and four-year-olds can be found in the 'Provision for children under 5 years of age in England: January 2013' Statistical First Release available on GOV.UK1.
	1https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/provision-for-children-under-5-years-of-age-in-england-january-2013

Teachers: Training

Nicholas Dakin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the potential effect of more schools providing school-centred initial teacher training on the role of universities in the provision of initial teacher training.

David Laws: Department officials and Ministers are working closely with universities and representative bodies, for example UCET and Million Plus, to discuss the impact of initial teacher training (ITT) reforms.
	The proportion of ITT places allocated to new school-centred initial teacher training providers since March 2012 represents a very small percentage of the total provision: 1% of all places for 2014/15.

Teachers: Training

Nicholas Dakin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what communications his Department has issued to (a) universities and (b) other providers in respect of the expansion of school-centred initial teacher training.

David Laws: The Department for Education informed schools how they could become a school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider in the School Direct bulletin in November 2013. This bulletin is copied to universities and other providers.
	Officials also regularly attend meetings and liaise with organisations representing universities and other providers including UCET and NASBTT where operational initial teacher training policy, including the expansion of SCITT, is discussed.

Armed Forces Covenant

Oliver Colvile: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, columns 474-5W, on armed forces covenant, what funding has been allocated to military charities covering Devon and Cornwall.

Anna Soubry: The major military charities have received LIBOR awards for some 40 projects with UK wide benefit. The awards to these 40 projects alone have totalled some £16.16 million. Examples include £2 million for Combat Stress Community Outreach Teams, £2.7 million for the Help for Heroes 'Hidden Wounds' programme, £230,000 for Reading Force, and £325,000 to the RAF Benevolent Fund for Airplay Play parks.
	With regard to charities covering Devon and Cornwall specifically, the LIBOR awards allocated are set out in the following table:
	
		
			 Organisation The Project County LIBOR award (£) 
			 CHICKS To provide 32 children, aged between eight and 15, who are from families who have been affected by service related injury or bereavement, with the chance to benefit from a free week of respite at one of their retreats in Devon and Cornwall. Devon/Cornwall 23,520 
			 RMB Chivenor Improvements to Service Families Accommodation Play Areas at Royal Marines Barracks Chivenor. Devon 18,294 
			 Adjutant General's Corps Regimental Association Replacement Welfare Caravan to offer affordable holidays to members of the Corps. Devon 28,774 
			 The China Fleet Trust This project enables the refurbishment of five out of 40 apartments to meet the needs of disabled Service and ex Service personnel and their families. Devon 50,000

European Fighter Aircraft

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the breakdown in negotiations between BAE Systems and the United Arab Emirates regarding the purchase of Typhoon fighter jets.

Philip Dunne: BAE Systems, with Government support, has worked very hard over the past 14 months to secure a deal that would have seen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become the eighth nation to select Typhoon for their air force. The Government therefore shares the Company's disappointment that, for commercial reasons, the Emiratis have decided not to pursue this option any further at this time.
	Nevertheless, both the UK Government and BAE Systems remain confident that, given the extent of Typhoon's current and planned future capabilities, it represents the best value-for-money advanced multi-role combat aircraft available on the export market today. We continue to support other Typhoon export campaigns in the Gulf region and beyond.

Green Deal Scheme

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of people who have had Green Deal assessments but chosen not to install Green Deal measures have made that choice for each known reason.

Gregory Barker: DECC has carried out research on Green Deal assessments that has gathered evidence on barriers to installation. Households that have had an assessment were asked if they plan to install and if not, why not. The latest research found that 81% of households said they had installed, were in the process or intend to install at least one recommended measure. Of the 5% of households that said they will probably or definitely not install a measure, cost of improvements (37%), hassle/disruption of making improvements (14%), would not save enough money to make worthwhile (12%) and structural considerations (12%) were the most prominent answers.

Water-cooled Reactors

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects the generic design assessment for the Hitachi-GE advanced boiling water reactor to be completed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation and Environment Agency; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of completing that assessment.

Michael Fallon: The Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency announced on 6 January that they are progressing to the next phase of Generic Design Assessment of the UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor. The assessment is a matter for the regulators but I understand that they expect to complete GDA by 2017. As with other such assessments, the full cost of GDA will be charged to the Requesting Party which submits the design for assessment.

Rented Housing: Overcrowding

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) social and (b) private rented households were deemed overcrowded in (i) April 2010 and (ii) the most recent date for which data is available.

Kris Hopkins: Based on the English Housing Survey, the figures are:
	
		
			  Social renters Private renters 
			 Three year average to 2010-11   
			 Number of households 278,000 187,000 
			 Percentage of households 7.3 5.6 
			    
			 Three year average to 2011-12   
			 Number of households 249,000 207,000 
			 Percentage of households 6.6 5.7 
		
	
	The absolute figures for the private rented sector may reflect the fact that the size of the private rented sector has increased over the period.
	The social housing reforms in the Localism Act have given local authorities and social landlords the tools they need to tackle overcrowding, while retaining the 'reasonable preference' provisions in the allocation legislation which ensure that overcrowded families continue to get priority for social housing. HomeSwap Direct is there to make it easier for overcrowded social tenants to swap with those who want to downsize. The removal of the spare room subsidy also encourages the more effective use of social housing, by addressing the under-occupation of family homes.
	This Government are committed to a bigger and better private rented sector, which is why, following the Montague review, we have put in place the £1 billion build to rent fund and the £10 billion housing guarantee schemes, to help boost the provision of private rented accommodation. We have also avoided excessive regulation which would result in higher rents and restrict choice and supply, whilst helping councils take action against the very small minority of rogue landlords.

Government Securities: Greece

Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure that all holders of Greek Sovereignty Bonds comply with the agreed 2012 debt restructuring, including bonds governed under UK law.

Sajid Javid: The 2012 restructuring of Greece’s sovereign debt is a matter for the Greek Government.

Motor Vehicles: Insurance

Kwasi Kwarteng: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what responsibilities GPs have to inform patients of the implications for insurance of ignoring medical advice to surrender a driving licence for medical reasons.

Daniel Poulter: I have been asked to reply.
	General practitioners are not required to inform patients of the implications for insurance of ignoring medical advice to surrender a driving licence for medical reasons.
	It is the responsibility of individual drivers to inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of any medical condition which could affect their driving. Failure to inform the DVLA could result in a fine of up to £1,000. An individual may also be prosecuted if they are involved in an accident.

Public Finance: Scotland

Gordon Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  with reference to the report, Fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland, published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in November 2013, if he will make an estimate of the tax rise or public expenditure reduction that would be required (a) per person and (b) per household to close the fiscal gap identified in that report.;
	(2)  with reference to the Institute for Fiscal Studies paper, The fiscal implications of an independent Scotland, if he will estimate the change in (a) taxation and (b) public spending per household and per person if Scotland became an independent country.

Danny Alexander: Based on the main IFS projections, an independent Scotland would need to make permanent tax increases or spending cuts in 2020 equivalent to £6.1 billion (in 2012-13 prices) to put debt on course to reach 40% of GDP in 2062-63. This is equivalent to tax increases or spending cuts of £1,150 per person and £2,560 per household. Under their most optimistic scenario, the IFS determined that an independent Scotland would need to make a permanent adjustment in 2020 equivalent to increasing the basic rate of tax by 8 pence, which would add an average of £1,000 per year to the income tax of a basic rate taxpayer (in 2012-13 prices).
	The most optimistic IFS scenario for an independent Scotland still therefore means an adjustment that would be two and half times the size that the IFS forecast would be required for the UK.

Sovereignty: Scotland

Gordon Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost incurred by the UK Exchequer is for national security; and what the difference is between a pro rata allocation of those costs to Scotland and the estimates by the Scottish Government of the costs in 2016-17.

Danny Alexander: National security is organised, resourced and managed on a UK-wide basis to provide a high level of protection for all parts of the UK and its citizens. The security budget is for the whole of the UK and is not apportioned on a regional basis. Scotland and the rest of the UK derive mutual benefit from an integrated approach to national security and cyber, as well as from security exports and international alliances and relationships.
	The UK Government's paper “Scotland analysis: security”, set out that the costs of providing both defence and national security in an independent Scotland would have to be met from within the Scottish Government's proposed budget of £2.5 billion per year. This is only about 7% of the combined UK budgets for defence, intelligence and cyber—the UK spent over £34 billion on defence in 2012-13 and over £2 billion per year for the security and intelligence agencies and the National Cyber Security Programme. The Scottish Government's proposed budget for both defence and national security in an independent Scotland is less than countries such as Denmark and Norway spend on defence alone.
	The UK Government is not planning for an independent Scotland and cannot pre-negotiate details of independence ahead of the referendum. It is for those advocating independence to explain the security implications of the establishment of an independent Scottish state. In the event of a vote to leave the UK, it would be for the Scottish Government to determine the security budget for an independent Scottish state.

Brain: Tumours

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GPs diagnose brain tumours as quickly as possible;
	(2)  if he will take steps to ensure clinical nurse specialists are available to everyone living with a brain tumour;
	(3)  what steps he is taking to ensure that quality of life issues inform the process of deciding which treatments are available nationally for people living with brain tumours;
	(4)  what performance indicators his Department uses to measure the quality and accessibility of care and support services for people living with rare cancers;
	(5)  what his Department and the NHS are doing to improve access to care and quality of life services for patients and carers affected by brain tumours in light of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2012-13.

Jane Ellison: Through the Mandate, we have asked NHS England to deliver continued improvements in relation to patients' experience of care, including cancer care.
	Since 1 April 2013, NHS England has been responsible for the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, which provides an invaluable insight into cancer patients' experience of care and support across the whole treatment pathway. The survey includes the responses of patients with brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumours.
	On 30 August 2013, NHS England published the report of the 2013 Cancer Patient Experience Survey which included the responses of over 68,000 patients. With regard to local support services, according to the 2013 survey's findings, 85% of patients diagnosed with brain or CNS tumour stated that they had been given information about support or self-help groups, compared to 80% in the previous survey. In addition to this, the survey found that 90% of patients diagnosed with brain and CNS tumours said that they were given the name of a clinical nurse specialist, compared to 87% in the previous survey. NHS England's service specification for brain and CNS cancers sets out that patients should have access to a clinical nurse specialist as part of their multidisciplinary team to support them through the care pathway.
	To drive improvement locally, reports have been produced for individual trusts, so that commissioners can directly challenge and incentivise improvements; and so providers can benchmark their performance against one another.
	NHS England is also working with high performing trusts in the survey to identify best practice that can be shared and developed into toolkits and will then work with trusts with poorer scores to review how they use insight to develop service improvement plans.
	“Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer”, published on 12 January 2011, stated that general practitioners need easy access to the right diagnostic tests to diagnose or exclude cancer earlier. The strategy committed over £450 million to achieve early diagnosis of cancer, including improving access to key diagnostic tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging scans to support the diagnosis of brain cancer.
	In addition to this, since 2005, the “Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer”, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has supported GPs to identify patients with the symptoms of suspected cancer, including brain tumours, and urgently refer them as appropriate. NICE is in process of updating this guidance to ensure that it reflects the latest evidence.
	To increase GP awareness of brain tumours, in 2012, the Department funded British Medical Journal Learning to provide an e-learning module for GPs on diagnosing osteosarcoma and brain tumours in children.
	Finally, to ensure that quality of life issues inform the process of deciding which treatments are available nationally for people living with brain tumours, NICE takes into account health benefits, including quality of life, in developing its guidance to the NHS on the use of new and existing medicines and treatments and on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions.
	Further to this, NHS England's service specification for brain and CNS tumours makes it clear that one of the aims of the service is to deliver care that promotes optimal functioning and quality of life for each individual patient. Service specifications clearly set out what providers need to have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds the Government has spent on research for myalgic encephalomyelitis since 2010; and what funds the Government plans to spend on the study of that condition in the next five years.

Daniel Poulter: Expenditure by the Department on research on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) through research programmes, research centres and units, and research training awards is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  £ million 
			 2010-11 0.3 
			 2011-12 0.4 
			 2012-13 0.6 
		
	
	Total spend on CFS/ME research by the Department is higher than this because expenditure by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) on CFS/ME research cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure.
	Total spend in future years by the NIHR on CFS/ME research depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including CFS/ME. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the scientific quality of the proposals made.
	Over the period 2010-11 to 2012-13 the Medical Research Council (MRC) spent over £0.4 million on research into CFS/ME.
	Research into CFS/ME is a priority area for the MRC. In 2011 £1.6 million was awarded to support five research grants following a call for proposals which aimed to improve understanding of the mechanisms of CFS/ME. A highlight notice identifying further areas where applications are encouraged is currently in place. The MRC does not normally allocate funds to particular topics and research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. Awards are made according to their scientific quality and importance to human health.
	Details of MRC research can be found on the RCUK Gateway to Research website at:
	http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
	and further information on MRC support for CFS/ME can be found on the MRC website at:
	www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/ResearchInitiatives/CFSME/index.htm

Headaches

Jim Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what the total number of emergency hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome for each year recorded by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was for each primary care trust and clinical commissioning group in England;
	(2)  how many emergency hospital admissions in England with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome had a pre-existing medical diagnosis of migraine or primary headache syndrome prior to the emergency admission between 2011 and 2013.

Jane Ellison: Information on finished emergency admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome (ICD10 codes G43 and G44) by primary care trust (PCT) and clinical commissioning group (CCG) of residence for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13 has been placed in the Library.
	For the years specified PCT boundaries were applicable. CCG geographies have been applied retrospectively for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
	Reference should be made to the notes when interpreting this data.
	Data cannot be provided on how many emergency hospital admissions in England with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome had a pre-existing medical diagnosis of migraine or primary headache syndrome prior to the emergency admission between 2011 and 2013 as information about pre-existing conditions is not available, only the conditions for which the patient received treatment.
	Notes:
	1. Finished admission episodes
	A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
	2. Primary diagnosis
	The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.
	3. ICD10 Codes
	The following ICD10 codes were used to identify migraine and other headache syndromes:
	G43 Migraine
	G44 Other headache syndromes
	4. SHA/PCT of residence
	The strategic health authority (SHA) or PCT containing the patient's normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another SHA/PCT for treatment.
	A change in methodology in 2011-12 resulted in an increase in the number of records where the PCT or SHA of residence was unknown. From 2006-07 to 2010-11 the current PCT and SHA of residence fields were populated from the recorded patient postcode. In order to improve data completeness, if the postcode was unknown the PCT, SHA and country of residence were populated from the PCT/SHA value supplied by the provider. From April 2011-12 onwards if the patient postcode is unknown the PCT, SHA and country of residence are listed as unknown.
	5. CCG of residence
	The CCG containing the patient's normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another area for treatment.

Human Papillomavirus

Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when in 2014 the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation sub-committee will report its findings on the extension of HPV vaccinations to men who have sex with men or adolescent boys.

Jane Ellison: The HPV sub-committee will report its findings to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation following consideration of a yet to be completed study by Public Health England into the cost-effectiveness of extending HPV vaccination to men who have sex with men or adolescent boys. This study is expected to be completed in 2014 at the earliest; but it is not possible to be precise about a date until all relevant evidence has been assembled.

Midwives

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the attrition rate was for midwives in the last year for which data is available; what proportion of midwifery students (a) failed to complete their training and (b) failed to obtain their degree in the last five years; how many midwives left the profession within two years of qualifying; and how many midwives are due to retire in the next two years.

Daniel Poulter: National non-medical average attrition rates are traditionally reported using data from completed cohorts. It can take up to five years for a completed cohort to move through the system, as trainees can defer, for reasons such as maternity leave.
	Midwife attrition data collated by the Department, for the years 2009 to 2012, is included in the following table:
	
		
			 Percentage 
			  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 
			  2005-06 start 2006-07 start 2007-08 start 
			 Total midwifery 17.6 22.1 25.9 
			 Diploma 11.5 26.5 27.4 
			 Degree 20.5 21.1 25.7 
		
	
	The latest quarterly data, September 2013, shows that the overall number of midwives has risen by an additional 1,152 (5.7%) more than there were in May 2010. There are now 21,284 (full-time equivalent) qualified midwives and from 1 April 2013 a record 6,000 in training.
	Health Education England are now responsible for this data collection and will be providing future midwife attrition data. Data regarding midwives who left the profession within two years of qualifying is not collected by the Department.
	Midwives may choose to leave the profession for a number of reasons, including retirement and specific information capturing reasons for leaving the midwifery profession is not collected.

NHS: ICT

Chi Onwurah: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure cyber security and clinical safety for electronic medical applications.

Daniel Poulter: An Information Governance Assurance Framework and its Information Governance Toolkit has been provided to assist care organisations determine appropriate security controls. This contains a comprehensive range of security standards and good practice guidance applicable for care organisations of all types. In addition, a new care system Cyber Security Leadership Forum has recently been established to improve awareness of cyber security issues and the sharing of relevant experience and skills.
	A Health and Social Care Information Centre system exists for the reporting of data losses. This system will be extended to allow reporting of cyber security incidents affecting both clinical and other information assets.
	Clinical safety requirements are addressed through Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulation or NHS England mandatory standards ISB 0129 and ISB 0160. Clinical incident reporting processes also exist through the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

Bus Services: Concessions

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the continuation of a national free bus pass for pensioners.

Stephen Hammond: The right to free bus travel for both older and disabled people is enshrined in primary legislation. The Government has committed to preserving the current statutory entitlement to concessionary bus travel in this Parliament.

Car Tax

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether payment of vehicle excise duty will be monitored through (a) a chip on a vehicle windscreen or registration plate or (b) the registration plate alone following the removal of the requirement to display a paper tax disk on vehicle windscreens.

Stephen Hammond: There are no plans for the payment of vehicle excise duty to be monitored by a chip on a vehicle windscreen or registration plate once the requirement to display a paper tax disc is removed.
	However, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the police continue to use the registration plate for enforcement action through the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. The DVLA will also continue to use the information contained within the vehicle register to prompt compliance and enforce from the vehicle records.

Helicopters

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) or other European Ministers on implications of EASA's forthcoming rule making programme for the regulation of flight recorder equipment in helicopters across European states.

Robert Goodwill: The European Aviation Safety Agency's rule making programme is discussed regularly by the agency's management board-which includes representatives from all member states, including the UK. The current programme includes the enhancement of the technical requirements for flight recorders.
	The programme does not currently include any extension to the type of helicopters which are required to carry flight recorders.

Helicopters

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with helicopter manufacturers and commercial operators in the UK on the potential for voluntary initiatives to ensure the presence of flight recorder equipment on all helicopters.

Robert Goodwill: There have been no discussions between the Department and helicopter manufacturers and commercial operators on the potential for voluntary initiatives to ensure the presence of flight recorder equipment on all helicopters. Any decision to voluntarily fit such equipment is a matter for individual operators to decide.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if HS2 Ltd will provide detailed information relating to the calculation of the additional costs required to develop the full High Speed 2 rail tunnel option in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and if he will make a statement.

Robert Goodwill: Summary headline costs of tunnel works; other civil works, rail systems and property/land have been made available as part of on-going dialogue with local groups. While HS2 Ltd do have the detailed information relating to the calculation of additional costs, they will not be released as they may undermine our negotiating position when the contracts for construction are put to tender.

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the current High Speed 2 budget has been allocated to (a) land acquisition, (b) land and property compensation and (c) all other types of compensation; and if he will make a statement.

Robert Goodwill: There is no specific sum of money set aside exclusively for property compensation and property purchase schemes associated with HS2.
	A consultation on discretionary support for residential property owners affected by the Phase One route of HS2 closed on 4 December 2013. The Government expects to announce its decision by the summer of 2014. The result of the consultation will be one of the influences on the final cost of compensation for Phase One. It is therefore not possible to say at this stage how much land and compensation for HS2 will cost, but a figure of around £1.6 billion for Phase One has been assumed.
	Property and compensation payments both form a call on the HS2 Property capital budget, which is £100 million for 2013-14 and £150 million for 2014-15.
	Other types of compensation for Phase 1 primarily comprises of compensation to Train Operating Companies for disruption caused by HS2 works. An indicative figure of around £440 million has been assumed but this will be kept under review as the detailed design and construction work planning matures.
	On Phase Two, Government is currently consulting on the line of route which once a decision has been made, will help to determine the indicative costs for property compensation and acquisition and other types of compensation.

Motorways: Accidents

Mary Creagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road users have been killed or seriously injured between (a) junction 10 and junction 13 of the M1 motorway, (b) junctions 19 and 20 on the M4 motorway, (c) junctions 15 and 17 on the M5 motorway, (d) junctions 4 and 5 and junctions 8 and 10a on the M6 motorway and (e) junctions 3a and 7 on the M42 motorway in each of the last five years.

Robert Goodwill: I have asked Highways Agency officials to compile the information, which will be placed in the Libraries of the House as soon as possible. I will also send a copy of the information to the hon. Member.

Parking: Fees and Charges

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints have been made about the issuing of private parking tickets in the last year; how many have been upheld; and how many companies have been barred from access to the DVLA data base.

Stephen Hammond: Records show that the DVLA received 58 complaints about the practices of private parking companies in 2013.
	Complaints against the DVLA do not constitute appeals against the parking charges being pursued. Therefore, the DVLA does not hold information about the number complaints that have been upheld.
	27 companies were suspended from requesting vehicle keeper details from the DVLA in 2013, of these 20 were private parking companies.

Virgin Trains

Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the profits made by Virgin West Coast since the introduction of the management contract in December 2012.

Stephen Hammond: West Coast Trains Limited, operating as Virgin Trains, publish their audited accounts through Companies House. This will detail profits made.
	Virgin Trains company number is 3007940.

West Coast Railway Line

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what fees have been paid to Virgin West Coast by the Government since the introduction of the management contract in December 2012.

Stephen Hammond: Virgin West Coast retains 1% of revenue as per the contracted terms. This is the “fee” as agreed in the management contract.
	For the relevant 16-week period ending 31 March 2013 within the financial year 2012-13 (ending 31 March 2013), Virgin West Coast Trains "fee" for the provision of the Franchise Services totalled £2,860,000.
	In the same period, the Government received £24,313,000 as a premium payment from Virgin West Coast.
	Cleared, audited accounts are not yet available for the tax year 2013-14.

Asylum: Deportation

Tom Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers were returned successfully to (a) China and (b) Iran in the last three years for which data is available.

Mark Harper: The following table provides the number of asylum cases removed or departing voluntarily from the UK in each year from 2010 to 2012.
	
		
			 Asylum removals and voluntary departures to China and Iran, 2010 to 20121, 2, 3 
			  Country of destination Total asylum enforced removals Total asylum voluntary departures 
			 2010 China 514 598 
			 2011 China 381 519 
			 2012(P) China 357 482 
			 2010 Iran 50 79 
			 2011 Iran 53 86 
			 2012(P) Iran 22 58 
			 1 Destination as recorded on source database; all nationals returned to China and Iran. 2 Removals are recorded on the system as at the dales on which the data extracts were taken. 3 Recorded on the system as having claimed asylum at some point. 
		
	
	It is not possible within these figures to say at what stage in the asylum process individuals have reached at the time of their removal, including whether their claim has failed at that point, as those departing voluntarily can do so at any stage without necessarily notifying the Home Office.
	The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of persons removed or departed voluntarily from the UK within the Immigration Statistics release. A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics July-September 2013 is available from:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release
	and will be placed in the Library of the House:
	Information for 2013 will be available from 27 February 2014.

Crime Prevention

Charles Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what work her Department is undertaking to improve the policing of minority communities and the confidence that these communities have in their local constabulary.

Damian Green: Improved diversity in policing is absolutely necessary to cut crime in a modern, diverse society, while building the trust and confidence of local communities. Diversity is more than ever an important part of operational effectiveness.
	The Government has said that police forces must do more to ensure that they reflect the communities they serve. The College of Policing is engaged in a major programme of work looking at recruitment, retention and progression of black and minority ethnic officers. As part of that the college will be looking at ways of ensuring the police can make more use of the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010.
	The college is also engaged in work to refresh the National Diversity Strategy and the Local Policing Strategy for the police in England and Wales to ensure that all police officers and staff can meet the needs of diverse communities.

Human Trafficking

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many victims of trafficking for (a) labour exploitation and (b) domestic servitude were referred to the National Referral Mechanism by each first responder in each of the last three years.

James Brokenshire: The following tables set out the number of victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for domestic servitude and labour exploitation, broken down by first responder for each year from 2010 to 17 December 2013.
	Data reflects the organisation responsible for referring the potential victim. This may not be the same as the organisation that originally identified the potential victim. The NRM is a live system that changes as new victims are identified or types of exploitation are disclosed. This means that the latest data may not match published statistics.
	
		
			 2010 
			 Domestic servitude: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 20 
			 Police 15 
			 SOCA 1 
			 Home Office* 61 
			 NGOs:  
			 Kalayaan 9 
			 Medaille Trust 1 
			 Migrant Help 3 
			 Poppy 8 
			   
			 Total 118 
		
	
	
		
			 Labour exploitation: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 26 
			 Police 106 
			 SOCA 3 
			 Home Office* 70 
			 NGOs:  
			 Kalayaan 1 
			 Migrant Help 16 
			   
			 Total 222 
		
	
	
		
			 2011 
			 Domestic servitude: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 12 
			 Police 13 
			 SOCA 1 
			 Home Office* 107 
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 1 
			 Poppy 8 
			 Migrant Help 1 
			 Salvation Army 6 
			 Kalayaan 13 
			   
			 Total 162 
		
	
	
		
			 Labour exploitation: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 47 
			 Police 132 
			 SOCA 26 
			 Home Office* 72 
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 2 
			 NSPCC 4 
			 Medaille Trust 3 
			 Migrant Help 26 
			 Poppy 1 
			 Salvation Army 22 
			   
			 Total 335 
		
	
	
		
			 2012 
			 Domestic servitude: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 18 
			 Police 14 
			 Home Office* 86 
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 2 
			 Kalayaan 8 
			 Medaille Trust 1 
			 Migrant Help 1 
			 Poppy 10 
			 TARA 1 
			 Unseen UK 2 
			 Salvation Army 21 
			   
			 Total 164 
		
	
	
		
			 Labour exploitation: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 33 
			 Police 128 
			 SOCA 22 
			 Home Office* 91 
			 GLA 16 
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 2 
			 NSPCC 6 
			 Medaille Trust 4 
			 Migrant Help 7 
			 Poppy 1 
			 Salvation Army 62 
			   
			 Total 372 
		
	
	
		
			 2013: Until 17 December 2013 
			 Domestic servitude: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 10 
			 Police 14 
			 Home Office* 87 
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 4 
			 BAWSO 3 
			 Kalayaan 21 
			 Medaille Trust 1 
			 Migrant Help 2 
			 New Pathways 1 
			 Poppy 9 
			 Salvation Army 25 
			 Unseen UK 2 
			   
			 Total 179 
		
	
	
		
			 Labour exploitation: First responders 
			  Number 
			 Local authorities 52 
			 Police 227 
			 SOCA/NCA 40 
			 Home Office* 141 
			 GLA 24 
		
	
	
		
			 NGOs:  
			 Barnados 5 
			 BAWSO 1 
			 Migrant Help 8 
			 New Pathways 1 
			 Poppy 4 
			 Salvation Army 112 
			   
			 Total 615

Immigration Controls: Aviation

Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 545W, how many passengers arriving by general aviation who were assessed as high-risk by the UK Border Force between April and August 2013 and who were (a) met by Border Force personnel in accordance with the compliance obligations summarised in the National Audit Office publication, The Border Force: Securing the Border, published in August 2013 and (b) were not met by Border Force personnel.

Mark Harper: holding answer 3 December 2013
	It is Home Office policy not to release operationally sensitive information at passenger level.
	At flight level, Border Force risk assess 100% of flights notified to us and seek to deploy to all high priority flights. Between April and August 2013 Border Force met 98% of high priority flights.

Members: Correspondence

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to reply to the letters of 30 October and 17 December 2013 from the hon. Member for Birkenhead on the implications of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 for legitimate businesses.

Norman Baker: I answered these letters today, 9th January 2014, and am sorry for the delay.

Athletics

Tessa Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she last met the Chairman of UK Athletics to discuss the forthcoming UK Athletics Championships.

Helen Grant: I am due to meet the Chairman of UK Athletics in early February to discuss the 2017 IAAF World Athletic Championship which the Government is supporting, and other matters of mutual interest including the British Athletic Championships.

Universal Credit

Jonathan Ashworth: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 
	(1)  if he will publish the guidance his Department gave to the Department for Work and Pensions relating to the development of the universal credit IT systems;
	(2)  what involvement his Department had in the decision to use agile methods of project management in the development of the universal credit IT system; and what assessment he has made of the suitability of such methods for that system;
	(3)  what involvement the Government Digital Service currently has in the development of the universal credit IT system.

Francis Maude: Universal credit is one of the Government's 25 'exemplar' public services which are being delivered through a digital by default approach. The Cabinet Office's Government Digital Service supports and advises the seven other departments delivering these 'exemplar' services. Details are available on
	www.gov.uk/transformation
	and updated periodically.
	The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith), asked the Government Digital Service (GDS) to work with DWP colleagues to help explore a digital strategic solution for universal credit. For further details, I refer the hon. Member to the answer the Minister for Civil Society, my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (Mr Hurd), gave to the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on 16 December 2013, Official Report , column 458W.
	The National Audit Office report “Universal Credit: early progress” recognises at paragraph 3.6 that the DWP decided to use an ‘agile’ method of programme management in late 2010.
	Cabinet Office guidance on digital services is publicly available at:
	www.gov.uk/service-manual

North Korea

Ann Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the US, China and South Korea about human rights abuses in North Korea.

Hugo Swire: The Prime Minister discussed a range of issues, including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), with President Park Geun-hye of The Republic of Korea (ROK) during her State Visit in November 2013. In the joint statement they issued following their meeting they affirmed deep concern about the human rights situation in the DPRK and expressed their support for the UN Commission of Inquiry.
	I also met the UN Commission of Inquiry in October 2013 to discuss DPRK human rights violations and demonstrate UK support for the work of the Commission. The next Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights annual report will be published in April The DPRK will remain a country of concern.
	DPRK human rights was also the subject of a multilateral discussion during the G8 FM meeting in the UK. The G8 Ministers' statement expressed concerns over the systematic and widespread human rights violations in the DPRK, highlighted the importance of improving inter-Korean relations and emphasised the need to address humanitarian issues including abductions and family reunions. They emphasized that the DPRK must address these issues and co-operate fully with all relevant UN mechanisms.

Billing

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the right of consumers to receive bills by post.

Jennifer Willott: The Government believes that consumers should have the choice of receiving their bills and statements through the post, and this option is widely available.
	Where suppliers offer a choice of billing options customers who access their bills electronically will often receive a discount for doing so, and the Government would not want to prevent businesses from sharing such efficiency savings with their customers.

Conditions of Employment: Religion

Jim Shannon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the rights of Christians to religious freedom are safeguarded by employers who require Sunday working.

Jennifer Willott: Legal protection for employees from direct and indirect discrimination as well as from harassment or victimisation because of religion and belief, is provided by the Equality Act 2010.
	The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) —the UK body with the statutory remit to protect, enforce and promote equality—has issued a targeted guide for employers which can be accessed on their website at:
	http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/your-rights/religion-and-belief/
	This good practice guide aims to help employers understand how to recognise and manage expressions of religion or belief in the workplace and includes examples of requests that employees may make and how employers might deal with them.
	The EHRC have also published 'Shared understandings: a new EHRC strategy to strengthen understanding of religion or belief in public life'. Part of this work will seek to assess whether there is currently sufficient protection for people with a religious or other belief.
	Beyond this, individuals are free to contract on which ever terms suit them and their employer including agreeing working days.